Nationalism and nationalist ideologies and movements Books
OUP Oxford Oxf Handbook of the History of Nationalism
Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of the History of Nationalism comprises thirty six essays by an international team of leading scholars, providing a global coverage of the history of nationalism in its different aspects - ideas, sentiments, politics. Every chapter takes the form of an interpretative essay which, by a combination of thematic focus, comparison, and regional perspective enables the reader to understand nationalism as a distinct and global historical subject. The book covers the emergence of nationalist ideas, sentiments, and cultural movements before the formation of a world of nation-states as well as nationalist politics before and after the era of the nation-state, with chapters covering Europe, the Middle East, North-East Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia, and the Americas. Essays on everday national sentiment and race ideas in fascism are accompanied by chapters on nationalist movements opposed to existing nation-states, nationalism and international relations, and the role of exTrade Reviewan impressive volume of easy-to-read, clear and concise essays ... an extremely thorough and illuminating book. * Gilles Andréani, Survival *All students of nationalism will want to possess this volume. Not only are the individual contributions excellent, with useful up-to-date bibliographies, but there is a bonus in the form of helpful chronologies and maps showing the worldwide spread of nationalism. * Krishan Kumar, International Affairs *Taken at once, the book juxtaposes advances from numerous regional and thematic subfields to open up theoretical vistas for specialists. At the same time, its chapters decorate this theoretical tableau with rich detail. As such the book will engage both students and lay readers. * Eric Kaufmann, LSE Review of Books *The book is both a handy reference to the state of the field and the place for students and experts alike to begin an investigation of a complex and fraught subject which never seems to lose its potency to disturb ... Breuilly has provided one of the best places to delve deeply into the murky and turbulent waters of national history. In an age when ethnic and religious conflicts roil our world, understanding how we ended up with the nation form may be a useful first step to thinking beyond that confining framework. * Ronald Grigor Suny, English Historical Review *Table of ContentsPART I: THE EMERGENCE OF NATIONALISM: IDEAS AND SENTIMENTS; PART II: THE EMERGENCE OF NATIONALISM: POLITICS AND POWER; PART III: NATIONALISM IN A WORLD OF NATION STATES: POLITICS AND POWER; PART IV: NATIONALISM IN A WORLD OF NATION STATES: IDEAS, SENTIMENTS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PART V: CHALLENGES TO THE WORLD OF NATION STATES; PART VI: NATIONALIST HISTORIOGRAPHY
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Oxford University Press Containing Nationalism Paperback
Book SynopsisNationalism has become the most prevalent source of political conflict and violence in the world. Scholarship has provided scant guidance about the prospects of containing the dark side of nationalism-its widely publicized excesses of violence, such as ethnic cleansing and genocide. Departing from the usual practice of considering only a few examples of nationalism drawn from a limited geographical and historical canvas, this book is based on fundamental theoretical ideas about the formation and solidarity of groups. Containing Nationalism offers a unified explanation of the dynamics of nationalism across the broad sweep of time and space. Among other things, it explains why nationalism is largely confined to modern history, why it is supported by specific forms of inequality between cultural groups, and why it is inclusive at sometimes and exclusive at others.Nationalism is the attempt of culturally-distinct peoples to attain political self-determination. Self-determination was generaTrade ReviewHechter has written more for the advanced scholar of nationalism studies and cognate fields. He is already an established name in the field ... Hechter's argument has considerable merits. * The Global Review of Ethnopolitics *Chapter 2 'Causes of Nationalism', is concise, managing to provide explanations for group formation, group solidarity, the modernity of nations and national identification ... the striking feature is that the author is able to usefully clarify in only fourteen pages what so many others take entire books to do. * The Global Review of Ethnopolitics *Containing Nationalism is a trenchant discussion of a problem that shows little sign of abating. Even more, however, it is a thoughtful attempt by a veteran observer to offer a theoretical analysis with very practical implications. This book will be indispensable for academics and policymakers alike. * Contemporary Sociology *Table of ContentsNationalist Puzzels ; Causes of Nationalism ; Indirect Rule and the Absence of nationalism ; State-Building Nationalism ; Other Types of Nationalism ; The Demand for Sovereignty and the Emergence of Nationalism ; Containing Nationalism
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Oxford University Press Hebraism in Religion History and Politics The
Book SynopsisHebraism in Religion, History, and Politics is an investigation into Hebraism as a category of cultural analysis within the history of Christendom. Its aim is to determine what Hebraism means or should mean when it is used. The characteristics of Hebraism indicate a changing relation between the Old and New Testaments that arose in Medieval and early modern Europe, between on the one hand a doctrinally universal Christianity, and on the other various Christian nations that were understood as being a ''new Israel''. Thus, Hebraism refers to the development of a paradoxically intriguing ''Jewish Christianity'' or an ''Old Testament Christianity''. It represents a ''third culture'' in contrast to the culture of Roman or Hellenistic empire and Christian universalism. There were attempts, with varying success, during the twentieth century to clarify Hebraism as a category of cultural history and religious history. Steven Grosby expertly contributes to that clarification. In so doing, the possibility arises that Hebraism and Hebraic culture offer a different way to look at religion, its history, and the history of the West.Trade ReviewGrosby (emer., Clemson Univ.) fulfills his commitment to narrow the meaning of the term Hebraism to define a culture alongside classicism and Christianity, within Christendom, and to determine whether Hebraic culture emerges as useful heuristically to understanding post-Reformation history. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. * J. A. Young, Edinboro University of PA, CHOICE *Table of Contents1: Cultural History and Hebraism: An Overview of Some Problems 2: Hebraism: The Third Culture 3: Reading the Talmud in Prison 4: The Territorial Contamination of the Blood 5: Conclusion: The Axial Age, Pluralism, and Hebraism References
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The University of Chicago Press When Peace Is Not Enough
Book SynopsisThe state of Israel is often spoken of as a haven for Jewish people, a place rooted in story of a nation dispersed, wandering earth in search of its homeland. Focusing on histories of Israel's marginalized stakeholders, the author demonstrates how these voices provide urgently needed resources for conflict analysis and peace building.Trade Review"When Peace Is Not Enough is an innovative work, one that ably bridges the fields of politics, religion, and peace studies. Atalia Omer's discussion of the 'hermeneutics of citizenship' in particular - and the need for reimaging both religion and the nation as a necessary prerequisite for peace building - is both genuinely interesting and enormously insightful." (Scott Hibbard, DePaul University)"
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The University of Chicago Press When Peace Is Not Enough
Book SynopsisThe state of Israel is often spoken of as a haven for Jewish people, a place rooted in story of a nation dispersed, wandering earth in search of its homeland. Focusing on histories of Israel's marginalized stakeholders, the author demonstrates how these voices provide urgently needed resources for conflict analysis and peace building.Trade Review"When Peace Is Not Enough is an innovative work, one that ably bridges the fields of politics, religion, and peace studies. Atalia Omer's discussion of the 'hermeneutics of citizenship' in particular - and the need for reimaging both religion and the nation as a necessary prerequisite for peace building - is both genuinely interesting and enormously insightful." (Scott Hibbard, DePaul University)"
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The University of Chicago Press Unearthing the Nation Modern Geology and
Book SynopsisQuestions of national identity have long dominated China's political, social, and cultural horizons. This title uses the development of modern geology to explore this complex relationship between science and nationalism in Republican China.Trade Review"A rich, innovative, and finely crafted historical study of Chinese geology and society during the Republican period. It creatively combines political history, cultural analyses, and the history of science in tracing the development of the Chinese geoscientific community and related institutions, with special attention to the transnational dimensions of the enterprise. It will be recognized as a major contribution not only to the history of Chinese geology but also to modern Chinese history and the history of modern science in general." (Zuoyue Wang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona)"
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The University of Chicago Press Of Revelation and Revolution Volume 1
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The University of Chicago Press Rescuing History from the Nation Questioning
Book SynopsisThis study offers a systematic account of the relationship between the nation-state, nationalism, and the concept of linear history.Table of ContentsLinear history and the nation-state; Bifurcating linear histories in China and India; the campaigns against religion and the return of the repressed; secret brotherhood and revolutionary discourse in China's Republican revolution; the genealogy of Fengjian or feudalism - narratives of civil society and state; provincial narratives of the nation - federalism and centralism in modern China; critics of modernity in India and China.
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The University of Chicago Press Discourses of the Vanishing
Book SynopsisAnxieties about the potential loss of national identity and continuity disturb many in Japan, despite widespread insistence that it has remained culturally intact. This ethnographic, historical and cultural study examines marginalized events, sites and cultural practices in Japan.
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The University of Chicago Press Fields of Wheat Hills of Blood Passages to
Book SynopsisCombining archival sources with life histories, this work aims to clarify the contentious debate over ethnic identities and nationalist ideologies in Greek Macedonia. It demonstrates that, contrary to official rhetoric, the people of Macedonia derive from profoundly diverse ethnic backgrounds.
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University of Chicago Press Nationalists Nomads Essays on Francophone
Book SynopsisThis text explores how African literature written in French can change the way one thinks about nationalism, colonialism and postcolonialism. Arguing against blanket advocacy of any one model, the author seeks a form of thought that can read and recognize the realities of identity and difference.
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The University of Chicago Press The Limits of Transnationalism
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The University of Chicago Press The Limits of Transnationalism
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The University of Chicago Press PanAsianism and the Legacy of the Chinese
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Murthy’s book is a breathtaking achievement that combines in a true dialectical synthesis what Western intellectuals consider incompatible. This book is necessary reading for all who are interested in our future!” * Slavoj Žižek *“Against the view of Asia’s rise as treading the path of the capitalist world, this book articulates powerful visions of pan-Asianism. Rethinking representative Asian and Western thinkers, Murthy illuminates how the imaginaries of Asian solidarity and alliances confronted imperialism and colonialism, and how traditional resources, the Chinese Revolution, and socialism were mobilized in projecting a future beyond capitalism.” * Ban Wang, Stanford University *“Since the nineteenth century, the figure of pan-Asian civilization has been imprisoned in permanent standstill, devoid of subjectivity. Murthy brilliantly transforms our understanding by showing how lack was turned into fullness through the proposal that Asia both rescued its own past and provided a crucial supplement to what was missing in the West.” * Harry Harootunian, emeritus, University of Chicago *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Pan-Asianism in the Short Twentieth Century Chapter One: Asia as Pharmakon: The Early Constitution of Asia as Resistance Chapter Two: The Critique of Linear Time: Pan-Asianism in Early Twentieth-Century China Chapter Three: Asia as Anticapitalist Utopia: Ōkawa Shūmei’s Critique of Political Modernity Chapter Four: Takeuchi Yoshimi, Part I: Rethinking China as Political Subjectivity Chapter Five: Takeuchi Yoshimi, Part II: Pan-Asianism, Revolutionary Nationalism, and War Memory Chapter Six: Wang Hui: Contemporary Pan-Asianist in China? Epilogue: Pan-Asianism, the Chinese Revolution, and Global Moments Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
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The University of Chicago Press The Poliics of Difference Ethnic Premises in a
Book SynopsisThis volume examines cases ranging from the well-publicized ethnonationalism of Bosnia and post-Apartheid South Africa to ethnic conflicts in Belgium and Sri Lanka. It explains the inadequacies of current approaches to power and ethnicity.Table of ContentsPreface Edwin N. Wilmsen, Patrick McAllister. Introduction: Premises of Power in Ethnic Politics Edwin N. Wilmsen 1: Varieties of Ethnic Politics and Ethnicity Discourse Jan Nederveen Pieterse 2: Universalism, Particularism, and the Question of Identity Ernesto Laclau 3: Thinking Identities: Against a Theory of Ethnicity Aletta J. Norval 4: Hegemony, Power, and Languages of Contention William Roseberry 5: Ethnogenesis and Ethnic Mobilization: A Comparative Perspective on a South African Dilemma John Sharp 6: European Concepts of Nation-Building Jan Blommaert, Jef Verschueren. 7: The Nation-State in Crisis and the Rise of Ethnonationalism Stanley J. Tambiah 8: "The Voice of Sanity Getting Hoarse"? Destructive Processes in Violent Ethnic conflict Stephen Ryan 9: Ethnicity, Nationalism, and the Politics of Difference in an Age of Revolution John L. Comaroff List of Contributors References Index
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The University of Chicago Press The Politics of Difference Ethnic Premises in a
Book SynopsisThis volume examines cases ranging from the well-publicized ethnonationalism of Bosnia and post-Apartheid South Africa to ethnic conflicts in Belgium and Sri Lanka. It explains the inadequacies of current approaches to power and ethnicity.
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The University of Chicago Press Nationalism and the Moral Psychology of Community
Book SynopsisHow is it that the nation, a relatively old form of community, has risen to such prominence in an era so strongly identified with the individual? The author argues that it is the inadequacy of our understanding of community - and especially the moral psychology that animates it - that has made this question so difficult to answer.Trade Review"A long-awaited and important book on the ethics of nationalism. The content is original and insightful, sustained throughout by Bernard Yack's addressing of issue after issue, both in theoretical and practical terms, and doing so with enormous background knowledge of political theorists, past and present, and - crucially - with a sense of social reality." (John A. Hall, McGill University)"
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The University of Chicago Press Nationalism and the Moral Psychology of Community
Book SynopsisHow is it that the nation, a relatively old form of community, has risen to such prominence in an era so strongly identified with the individual? The author argues that it is the inadequacy of our understanding of community - and especially the moral psychology that animates it - that has made this question so difficult to answer.Trade Review"A long-awaited and important book on the ethics of nationalism. The content is original and insightful, sustained throughout by Bernard Yack's addressing of issue after issue, both in theoretical and practical terms, and doing so with enormous background knowledge of political theorists, past and present, and - crucially - with a sense of social reality." (John A. Hall, McGill University)"
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McGill-Queen's University Press Geopolitical Amnesia
Book SynopsisFar-right movements, parties, and governments are changing the language and logic of international order. Zero-sum geopolitics - from Donald Trump to Brexit - and the rhetoric of putting the national interest first are back, and along with them come a deep fascination with the values of patriarchy, masculinity, and strength. Putting these dramatic shifts in contemporary American and European foreign policy into wider historical and intellectual context, Geopolitical Amnesia explores the liberal crisis beneath the resurgence of far-right ideas. Drawing on memory studies, it addresses the ways in which the new geopolitics intersects and interplays with an exhausted and amnesiatic liberalism. Scholars with expertise on national and regional ideological traditions look at contemporary memory wars - competing revisionist histories - from Washington to Warsaw, and from the Anglosphere to Southern, Western, and Eastern Europe. They address the changing conditions of memory and nostalgia and dTrade Review"Geopolitical Amnesia is an engaging and original volume. The authors develops a novel theoretical framework and apply it to a range of cases in an illuminating manner. It is a notable contribution to scholarship." Duncan Bell, University of Cambridge"This is a brilliant collection. It is clear that Vibeke Schou Tjalve has worked very effectively, outlining the intellectual challenge and then following through to ensure coherence between the contributions. Geopolitical Amnesia is deeply rooted in current realities, and all the chapters are written in an accessible style. It was a pleasure to read." Richard Sakwa, University of Kent
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McGill-Queen's University Press Religion Ethnonationalism and Antisemitism in the
Book SynopsisIn the wake of WWI, religious identity and practice became tools for leaders to appropriate as instruments to define national belonging, often to the detriment of those outside the faith tradition. This book places ethnonationalism – a particular articulation of nationalism based upon an imagined ethnic community – at the centre of its analysis.Trade Review“Kevin Spicer and Rebecca Carter-Chand have assembled an impressive range of contributors for this book, many of whom are recognized scholars in their particular fields. The term ethnonationalism is woefully underutilized by historians, and this book is a strong argument in favour of its insertion into established narratives about nationalism and antisemitism in the interwar period.” Lauren Faulkner Rossi, Simon Fraser University and author of Wehrmacht Priests: Catholicism and the Nazi War of Annihilation“The tension [of a ‘dualistic view of antisemitism’], weaves through many chapters [and] deserves special emphasis and examination. Such an approach could help create a better understanding of the dynamics of the ethnicization of religion. One will find more than enough stimulus [for future research] here.” European History Quarterly“The project is ambitious … each part reminds historians that the combination of religion, ethnic identity, and antisemitism were a constant in the vast majority of the cases included in this volume. The book ends with an exceptional overview of the major themes encountered in the essays [that] poignantly reminds us that Christianity, ethnonationalism, and antisemitism combined in a lethal way in the 1930’s and 1940’s, that this dangerous mixture still exists in today’s society, and that this should encourage further research.” Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations“This important collection of essays adds a welcome dimension to our understanding of antisemitism in the interwar period and provides a challenge for those who believe that religious faith has something positive to contribute to politics and society.” Canadian Slavonic Papers
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Locating Urban Conflicts Ethnicity Nationalism and the Everyday
Book SynopsisCities have emerged as the epicentres for many of today's ethno-national and religious conflicts. This book brings together key themes that dominate our current attention including emerging areas of contestation in rapidly changing and modernising cities and the effects of extreme and/or enduring conflicts upon ordinary civilian life.Trade Review“Wendy Pullan and Britt Baillie’s edited book brings together a series of multidisciplinary essays exploring how cities are shaped by ethnonational and religious conflicts. … The resulting book is a collection of essays that offers stimulating insights and raises important questions about urban conflicts. … Locating Urban Conflicts is a book that blends relevant work for scholars trying to make sense of the modern spatialities of structural violence.” (Omar Jabary Salamanca, Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol. 145 (178), Winter, 2016)"An invaluable tool for any researcher interested in urban conflict studies. The three themes studying the phenomenon of urban conflict enable the reader to comprehend the multiple and overlapping layers of power, politics and space in fracturing and/or reconfiguring life of ordinary people in cities. As such, it is well-placed to offer a rich domain for understanding various ways to locate urban conflict "both inside and in between cities" (page 1) and emphasises the notions of socio-spatial practices in conflict studies. ... Examining the role of cities in urban conflict, the book is definitely one of the seminal works which delve into the deep relationship between people, everyday life and cities." - Urban Geography Research Group, UKTable of Contents1. Introduction; Wendy Pullan and Britt Baillie 2. Spatial Discontinuities: Conflict Infrastructures in Contested Cities; Wendy Pullan 3. Violence and Urban Architecture: Events at the Ensemble of the Odessa Steps in 1904-5; Caroline Humphrey 4. Borderlands of the EU: The Spanish Enclave of Ceuta in Morocco; Felipe Hernandez and Maximilian Sternberg 5. Security and the Holy Places of Jerusalem: The 'Hebronisation' of the Old City and Adjacent Areas; Michael Dumper 6. Speaking in the Silence: Youthful Negotiations of Beirut's Postwar Spaces and Memories; Craig Larkin 7. Memorialising the 'Martyred City': Negotiating Vukovar's Wartime Past; Britt Baillie 8. Joint Israeli-Palestinian Political Activity in Jerusalem: Characteristics and Challenges; Hillel Cohen 9. How do Israeli (Jewish) Protest Groups Envision a Political Solution to the Jerusalem Question?; Amneh Badran 10. Urban Planning and the Remaking of the Public Sphere in Ottoman Palestine; Salim Tamari 11. Imperial Ethnocracy and Demography: Foundations of Ethno-National Conflict in Belfast and Jerusalem; James Anderson 12. Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache: Reflections on the Ordinary Spaces of Division and Unification in Berlin; Allan Cochrane 13. Territorialities of Capital and Place in 'Post-Conflict' Belfast; Milena Komarova and Liam O'Dowd
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Columbia University Press The PostSoviet Nations
Book SynopsisWith the breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the nationality question has assumed central importance. In this collection of essays, twelve leading specialists analyze the current situation.Trade ReviewThe most comprehensive, theoretically informed scrutiny available of what happened. Europe Asia StudiesTable of ContentsThe "National Factor" and the Logic of Sovietology, by Gregory Gleason Soviet Policies Toward the Non-Russian Peoples in Theoretic and Historic Perspective: What Gorbachev Inherited, by Walker Connor Ideology and the Making of a Nationalities Policy, by Ronald J. Hill Legitimations, Nationalities, and the Deep Structure of Ideology, by Neil Harding Managing Nationalism: State, Law, and the National Question in the USSR, by John N. Hazard Elites and Ethnic Identities in Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics, by Mark R. Beissinger The Political Police and the National Question in the Soviet Union, by Amy Knight Nations of the USSR: From Mobilized Participation to Autonomous Diversity, by Theodore H. Friedgut Development and Ethnicity in the Soviet Union, by Zvi Gitelman Soviet Economic Structure and the National Question, by Richard E. Ericson Class, Social Structure, Nationality, by Walter D. Connor The End of Sovietology: From Soviet Studies to Post-Soviet Studies, by Alexander J. Motyl
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Columbia University Press Picturing Japaneseness
Book SynopsisProviding an historical and cultural exploration, this text demonstrates the role Japanese cinema played in the 1930s in the construction of a national identity, and in terms of the larger context of Japan's encounter with the West and with modernity.
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Columbia University Press Rethinking Nationalism in the Arab Middle East
Book SynopsisToday's discourse on nationalism is engaged by dynamic theoretical models derived from studies in literary criticism, cultural anthropology, socioeconomics, and psychology. This is the first book of its kind to apply this new theoretical framework to the Arab Middle East, with essays by Beth Baron, Fred Halliday, Rashid Khalidi, and Emmanuel Sivan.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction, by Israel Gershoni and James Jankowski Part I. Narrativity I: Mechanics of Historiography: How Academics Construct Nationalist History 1. Rethinking the Formation of Arab Nationalism in the Middle East, 1920-1945: Old and New Narratives, by Israel Gershoni 2. The Formation of Yemeni Nationalism: Initial Reflections, by Fred Halliday 3. The Tropes of Stagnation and Awakening in Nationalist Historical Consciousness: The Egyptian Case, by Gabriel Piterberg Part II. Narrativity II: Mechanics of Ideology: How Nationalists Construct Nationalist History 4. The Arab Nationalism of George Antonius Reconsidered, by William L. Cleveland 5. The Imposition of Nationalism on a Non-Nation State: The Case of Iraq During the Interwar Period, 1921-1941, by Reeva S. Simon 6. Nationalist Iconography: Egypt as a Woman, by Beth Baron Part III. Discursive Competitions: The Interplay of Rival Nationalist Visions 7. Nationalizing the Pharaonic Past: Egyptology, Imperialism, and Egyptian Nationalism, 1922-1952, by Donald M. Reid 8. Arab Nationalism in "Nasserism" and Egyptian State Policy, 1952-1958, by James Jankowski Part IV. Polycentrism 9. The Formation of Palestinian Identity: The Critical Years, 1917-1923, by Rashid Khalidi 10. The Palestinians: Tensions Between Nationalist and Religious Identities, by Musa Budeiri 11. Arab Nationalism in the Age of the Islamic Resurgence, by Emmanuel Sivan Part V. Nationalist Diffusion from the Bottom Up: Other Voices 12. The Other Arab Nationalism: Syrian/Arab Populism in Its Historical and International Contexts, by James L. Gelvin 13. Arab Workers and Arab Nationalism in Palestine: A View from Below, by Zachary Lockman 14. The Paradoxical in Arab Nationalism: Interwar Syria Revisited, by Philip S. Khoury Notes Glossary of Arabic Terms Works Cited in the Text Contributors Index
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Columbia University Press Realms of Memory
Book SynopsisOffers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself.Trade ReviewThis is an indispensable guide to understanding France and the French. As usual, Arthur Goldhammer's translation is superb. Foreign Affairs This unusual book deals fascinatingly with everything from the creation of the rousing anthem "La Marseillaise" to the changing role of Joan of Arc in France's collective memory. Even the Eiffel Tower shines forth in surprising new facets. Chicago Tribune Provides arresting genealogies of a number of the major cleavages in French history, with chapters on the embattled relationship of Jews to the French republic, the peculiar affinities of Gaulism and Communism, and... Paris' haughty condescension toward la province... Without resorting to polemics, the volume reminds us that the image of the French past is confected as much out of amnesia as out of memory. Lingua Franca A magisterial attempt to define what it is to be French. Times Literary Supplement A magnificent achievement... [The essays included] are the high-carat jewels of the project. The New RepublicTable of ContentsIntroduction - Pierre Nora Part I: Emblems1. The Three Colors: Neither White nor Red, Raoul Girardet2. La Marseillaise: War or Peace, Michel Vovelle3. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Mona Ozouf4. Bastille Day: From Dies Irae to Holiday, Christian Almavi Part II: Major Sites1. Lascaux, Jean-Paul Demoule2. Reims, City of Coronation, Jacques Le Goff3. The Louvre, Royal Residence and Temple of the Arts, Jean-Pierre Babelon4. Versailles, the Image of the Sovereign, Edouard Pommier5. The Pantheon, The Ecole Normale of the Dead, Mona Ozouf6. The Eiffel Tower, Henry Loyette7. Verdun, Antoine Prost Part III: Identifications1. The Gallic Cock, Michael Pastoureau2. Joan of Arc, Michael Winock3. Descartes, Francois Azouvi4. Paris, A Traversal from East to West, Maurice Agulhon5. The Genius of the French Language, Marc Fumaroli6. The Era of Commemoration, Pierre Nora Notes Index of NamesIndex of Subjects
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Columbia University Press National Collective Identity Social Constructs
Book SynopsisHall illustrates how centuries-old dynastic traditions have been replaced in the modern era by nationalist and ethnic identity movements.Trade ReviewHall's work provides an important link between international-relations theory and nationalism scholarship. Nationalism and Ethnic PoliticsTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments Part I. Collective Identity and International Relations Theory 1. International Relations Without Nations? 2. Social Identities and Social System 3. Identities and Social Orders: International Systems in Modern History Part II. Territorial-Sovereign Identity 4. Raison d'Etat and Territorial Sovereignty: Mercantilist Absolutism and Eighteenth-Century Imperialism 5. Territorial-Sovereign Identity and the Seven Years' War Part III. National-Sovereign Identity 6. The Emergence of National-Sovereign Identity: Revolutionary Nationalism and Reaction 7. Use and Misuse of the Principle of Nationality: The Demise of the Second Empire and the Birth of the Second Reich 8. National Sovereignty and the New Imperialism: The Global Transmission of Bourgeois-National Identity and Culture 9. "Over-the-Top" and "Over There": Status Contests Among National-Sovereigns Part IV. Conclusions and Implications 10. The Helpless Colossus: The Politics of Identity and Hopeful Nondeterminism
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Columbia University Press Colonial Effects
Book SynopsisThis text analyzes how modern Jordanian identity was created and defined. The author studies two key institutions, the law and the military, and uses them to create an analysis of the making of modern Jordanian identity.Trade ReviewA work of genuine brilliance, as much for its searing insights into Jordanian history and culture as for its extraordinary mastery of the vast material it deploys. It is rare to encounter a pathbreaking book: this is certainly one. -- Edward Said The thesis of this important and profound book transcends the Jordanian case and reaches into the heart of the debate about the formation of national identities, the idea of the nation, and the effect of the colonial context in shaping identities and nationalities. The [analytic and historical] benefits that this book contributes surpass those provided by many other books on the topic, and it will surely occupy a central place in the literature about the modern history of Jordan. Al-Jazeera (translated from the Arabic) Massad offers not the usual political history but a study of legal changes and the use of the military for nation-building. Foreign Affairs By focusing on the actions and motivations of the British Colonial administrators-in codifying laws and defining the national culture-Massad provides an excellent analysis of state construction in the colonial realm. For this reason, his work is poised for use by scholars and teachers in a number of fields far beyond Jordanian and Middle Eastern studies... Massad beautifully expands the breadth of Jordanian studies by examining issues thus far neglected in all studies of the country... In a classroom setting... the thematic organizational structure means that students do not have to know very much about Jordanian history to be able to understand the main points. The chapters on the role of gender, law, and the military in nationalist construction can be read easily as case studies of national identity throughout the region and the world. A search of any Web engine will show how very popular this book has become for a range of disciplines and class types... As many scholars and teachers have discovered already, the book provides questions and answers about nationalism that few writers have posed before. -- Betty S. Anderson Critique: Critical Middle Eastern Studies Massad offers a theoretically informed and highly interesting analysis of the construction of national identity in Jordan... [Colonial Effects] is full of fascinating information and an analysis of the colonial and postcolonial state's production of national identity that should invigorate the field. -- Mary C. Wilson Journal of Palestine Studies Massad adopts an innovative approach by examining the effects of juridical and military institutions on the shaping of Jordan's national culture... [He] devotes very tangible attention to Bedouins, women, and Palestinians and their incorporation into the invented national culture of Jordan... [in a] sophisticated analysis. Choice Massad's book will occupy an important place in the literature on the modern history of Jordan, not only due to its unique and pioneering topic, but also due to its remarkably encyclopedic range. It is a book that engages the fields of politics, history, sociology, as well as popular culture... This is a great and distinguished book. Al-Hayat (translated from the Arabic) This is an important book... It is against the background of Massad's study that one will have to judge... current and forthcoming works. -- Laurie Brand Middle East Journal Historians interested in the emergence of national identities in other colonial and postcolonial countries and societies would do well to examine Massad's book. Reading it will require considerable concentration and patience, but the rewards should be substantial. -- Philip S. Khoury American Historical Review This is a potent, suggestive, and original work, based on extensive research including archival material and newspapers. It is a major contribution to the literature on Jordanian nationalism, anticolonial nationalism, and the wider field of postcolonial studies. It will be widely read and stir important debates. Electronic Journal of Middle East Studies Massad's book is informative, original, and interesting... Ultimately, this book is a pleasure. It is an innovative approach to the creation of Jordanian national identity and a much-needed and welcome addition to the scholarship on Jordanian national identity. Arab Studies Journal [I]n his provocative book... Massad eruditely examines and reconstructs the creation and evolution of the Jordanian nation... This insightful book will serve to provide readers with an immeasurable understanding and a methodology for exploring the complexities of colonialism and postcolonial national movements. Al-Jadid [P]ainstakingly researched... Massad's Colonial Effects is an enlightening exploration of national identity construction that... can illuminate the process of identity creation not only in Jordan, but in many other postcolonial nations as well. Jouvert: A Journal of Postcolonial Studies Massad chart[s] new ground methodologically [and] his substantive arguments are equally innovative... he uses new conceptual tools for interpreting the construction of colonial and postcolonial national identity... Always attuned to the political implications of culture, Massad shows how [cultural] inventions have been politically expedient, aimed at bolstering the unity of the nation in the face of real social cleavages... Colonial Effects is an ambitious book. It is sometimes hard to categorize because of the author's apparent comfort in different disciplines (political theory, diplomatic history, and cultural studies toname a few) and his use of different modes of argumentation (from the purely descriptive to the highly abstract)... [The book] illuminate[s] the complex negotiations between colonizer and colonized in an understudied period of mandate rule in the Middle East. In addition, [it] constitute[s] part of a small but growing group of works demonstrating the usefulness ofMiddle Eastern history and politics for theorizing modern processes like the gendered construction of citizenship and national identity. It is to be hoped that scholars of Europe in particular (who have paid little attention to the Middle East) will appreciate [its] insights. Radical History Review Massad has done a thorough job of mastering the source material. Middle East Quarterly Massad, puts forward a sophisticated constitutive analysis of Jordan's 'national' identity, singling out the different turns and twists in the formation of the 'Jordanian' character and make-up. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies Impressive... meticulously documented throughout. International Journal of Middle East StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction Law, Military, and Discipline Tradition and Modernity Historical Moments Part I: Codifying the Nation: Law and the Articulation of National Identity in Jordan The Prehistory of Juridical Postcoloniality National Time National Space National Territory and Paternity Nationalizing Non-Nationals Losing Nationality: The Law Giveth and the Law Taketh Away Women and Children Part II: Different Spaces as Different Times: Law and Geography in Jordanian Nationalism Different Species of Citizens: Women and Bedouins Bedouins and National Citizenship Nationalist Tribalism or Tribalist Nationalism: The Debate Jordanian Culture in an International Frame Women Between the Public and Private Spheres Women in Public Women and Politics Part III: Cultural Syncretism or Colonial Mimic Men: Jordan's Bedouins and the Military Basis of National Identity The Bedouin Choice Cultural Imperialism and Discipline Cultural Cross-Dressing as Epistemology Imperialism as Educator Masculinity, Culture, and Women Transforming the Bedouins Persuasion, Education, and Surveillance Part IV: Nationalizing the Military: Colonial Legacy as National Heritage Anticolonial Nationalism and the Army King Husayn and the Nationalist Officers Clash of the Titans: Glubb Pasha and the Uneasy King "Arabizing" the Jordanian Army The Palace Coup and the End of an Era Palace Repression and the Forgiving King Palestinians and the Military Threatening the Nation's Masculinity and Religious "Tradition" The Military and the New Jordan Colonial or National Legacy Part V: The Nation as an Elastic Entity: The Expansion and Contraction of Jordan Expanding the Nation: The Road to Annexation The Jericho Conference The New Jordan Palestinians and the West Bank Competing Representatives: The PLO and Jordan Toward Civil War A New Nationalist Era Clothes, Accents, and Football: Asserting Post-Civil War Jordanianness Contracting the Nation: The Road to "The Severing of Ties" Who Is Jordanian? Concluding Remarks
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Columbia University Press Lines of the Nation
Book SynopsisProvides the history of the Indian railways. from the design of carriages to the architecture of stations, employment hierarchies, and the construction of employee housing, this book explores the public spaces and social relationships created by the railway bureaucracy. It traces their influence on the formation of Indian nationalism.Trade ReviewA most worthwhile read. -- Ian J. Kerr American Historical Review This fine piece of scholarship deserves to be read by all those who wish to contribute to the field of historical anthropology. -- Manish K. Thakur Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Lines of the Nation is a substantial contribution to the study of the railway in South Asian history and society. H-TravelTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part 1 1. The Indian Railways and the Management of the Material and Moral Progress of Nations, 1849-1860 2. An Indian Traveling Public, 1850-1900 3. Governing the Railway Family, 1860-1900 4. Industrial Unrest and the Cultivation of Railway Communities, 1897-1931 5. An Economy of Suffering: The Ethics of Popular Nationalism in Petitions from Railway Workers, 1930-1947 6. Public Genealogies: Anglo-Indian Family Histories and the Railway Archive, 1927-1950 Part 2 7. Uncertain Origins and the Strategies of Love: Portraits of Anglo-Indian Railway Families 8. Traces of the Archive: Documents, Bodies, and Nations in Anglo-Indian Family Histories 9. Railway Morality: Status and Authority in the Postcolonial Railway Bureaucracy 10. Ruins and Ghosts: The Uncanny and the Topography of the Colonial Past in the Railway Colony Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Columbia University Press Negotiating Languages
Book SynopsisCasts lexicographers as key figures in the political realignment of South Asia under British rule and in the years after independence. Their dictionaries document how a single, mutually intelligible language evolved into two competing registers—Urdu and Hindi—and became associated with contrasting religious and nationalist goalsTrade ReviewA monumental work. Its eloquence is sublime, the stories are tantalizing, and the illustrations are gripping. -- Syed Akbar Hyder, author of Reliving Karbala: Martyrdom in South Asian Memory South Asianists have needed a pioneering book that takes seriously the ideological underpinnings of dictionary production and meaning-making across a range of linguistic, cultural, and class boundaries and shows how dynamic such exchanges often are. Negotiating Languages is a major contribution to the study of South Asia. -- Christi Merrill, author of Riddles of Belonging: India in Translation and Other Tales of Possession Who knew that lexicographical analysis could be so historically revelatory, culturally astute, and rich in anecdotes? Hakala's book is not only a source to be mined for information but also a joy to read. Everyone with an interest in South Asian language history will find it both a treasure and a pleasure. -- Frances Pritchett, author of Nets of Awareness: Urdu Poetry and Its Critics A pioneering study of Hindi/Urdu lexicography, Hakala's book is an equally significant contribution to the sociology of Urdu's premodern literature. His meticulous analyses of four lexicons, dating from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, bring revealing insights to the issues that much concerned not only the lexicographers but also all the creative writers of those times, as well as issues of linguistic authority and authenticity and gender and class identities. -- C. M. Naim, author of Urdu Texts and Contexts A brilliant contribution to the story of how Hindustani emerged as a standardized, comprehensive language, and in the end diverged into Urdu and Hindi as languages of cultural and national identity. With great originality, Hakala shows how dictionaries change over time in their sources, format, claims to authenticity, and the populations they at once reflect and create. We will never look at the Fallon, Platts, and Farhang that sit on our desks in the same way again. -- Barbara D. Metcalf, author of Islamic Revival in British India: Deoband, 1860-1900Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Chronology 1. A Plot Discovered 2. 1700: Between Microhistory and Macrostructures 3. 1800: Through the Veil of Poetry 4. 1900: Lexicography and the Self 5. 1900: Grasping at Straws Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Columbia University Press Black Utopia
Book SynopsisAlex Zamalin offers a groundbreaking examination of African American visions of utopia and their counterutopian counterparts. Considering figures linked to racial separatism, postracialism, anticolonialism, Pan-Africanism, and Afrofuturism, he argues that the black utopian tradition continues to challenge American political thought and culture.Trade ReviewFor its recovery of utopian thinking as creatively and politically productive in African American literature, however, Zamalin earns high marks. -- Joel Wendland-Liu, Grand Valley State University * Journal of American Ethnic History *What makes this book worth examining are the vivid, detailed dreams envisioned — and made concrete — despite oppression, despite years of torture. -- Rochelle Spencer * On the Sewall *An instructive guide for all those who are interested in deepening their knowledge of American history and thinking critically about American politics. . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Covering considerable ground with unusual eloquence and depth, Alex Zamalin brilliantly elucidates the contours of a black utopian tradition that poses a forceful challenge to our contemporary modes of political theorizing. Like the utopias and dystopias it delineates, Black Utopia both inspires and unsettles the reader in critically productive ways. This is first-rate scholarship. -- Simon Stow, John Marshall Professor of Government and American Studies, College of William and MaryCrisply written and compellingly argued, Black Utopia traces a remarkable genealogy of black utopian and anti-utopian thought from Martin Delany in the early nineteenth century to Octavia Butler in the early twenty-first. A versatile cultural historian and political theorist, Alex Zamalin reveals that the democratic hope for racial equality and social justice has historically overcome dystopian conditions, ranging from slavery to present-day racism, while animating the African American intellectual imagination. -- Gene Andrew Jarrett, author of Representing the Race: A New Political History of African American LiteratureAlex Zamalin's focus in this engaging text is the underside of the more familiar modes of African American writing. From this hidden ground, he captures imaginative creations that have been fed by African American doubts, fears, and despair about democracy and racial equality in America. These creations have been both utopian and dystopian as opposed to strategic and reformist. Beginning with Martin Delany and concluding with Octavia Butler, Black Utopia is an exquisite introduction to this more hidden strain of African American thought. -- Paget Henry, author of Caliban’s Reason: Introducing Afro-Caribbean PhilosophyAlex Zamalin balances generosity and critique in a careful yet energetic and buoyant manner. -- Joseph Winters, author of Hope Draped in Black: Race, Melancholy, and the Agony of ProgressTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Utopia and Black American Thought1. Martin Delany’s Experiment in Escape2. Turn-of-the-Century Black Literary Utopianism3. W. E. B. Du Bois’s World of Utopian Intimacy4. George S. Schuyler, Irony, and Utopia5. Richard Wright’s Black Power and Anticolonial Antiutopianism6. Sun Ra and Cosmic Blackness7. Samuel Delany and the Ambiguity of Utopia8. Octavia Butler and the Politics of Utopian TranscendenceConclusion: Black Utopia and the Contemporary Political ImaginationNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Youth Politics in Putins Russia Producing
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHemment's research counters the larger myth of an all-powerful state pulling the strings of civic activism. She skillfully weaves together a complex picture from multiple encounters and collaborations of what does and does not motivate Russia's young future leaders, many of whom are thoughtfully struggling with what they want out of life and how that may contribute to improving the lives of those around them. * Russian Review *This fascinating book presents a highly original account of the similarities between youth policies in Russia and around the world, and gives us a novel, grounded analysis of Russian provincial youth. It is a welcome and major contribution to the study of comparative youth policies. * American Ethnologist *In this important contribution to the anthropology of postsocialist state, Julie Hemment explores the terrain of state-run youth projects in Vladimir Putin's Russia, providing a sophisticated, elaborated, and differentiated account of highly controversial projects initiated by the Kremlin in the 2000s analyzed in the context of global neoliberal forces and trends. * American Anthropologist *Hemment's book makes a strong case for the importance of continuing to think, listen, and work with one another across conventional divides, both conceptual and geopolitical. Hemment argues that it is intellectually necessary and politically imperative to challenge a resurgent Cold War rhetoric. Her book points to a way forward on both fronts.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Collaborative Possibilities, New Cold War Constraints: Ethnography in the Putin Era2. Nashi in Ideology and Practice: The Social Life of Sovereign Democracy3. Seliger 2009: "Commodify Your Talent"4. From Komsomoltsy-Dobrovoltsy to Entrepreneurial Volunteers: Technologies of Kindness5. "Arousing" Patriotism: Satire, Sincerity, and Geopolitical PlayConclusionNotesReferencesIndex
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Indiana University Press Youth Politics in Putins Russia Producing
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewHemment's research counters the larger myth of an all-powerful state pulling the strings of civic activism. She skillfully weaves together a complex picture from multiple encounters and collaborations of what does and does not motivate Russia's young future leaders, many of whom are thoughtfully struggling with what they want out of life and how that may contribute to improving the lives of those around them. * Russian Review *This fascinating book presents a highly original account of the similarities between youth policies in Russia and around the world, and gives us a novel, grounded analysis of Russian provincial youth. It is a welcome and major contribution to the study of comparative youth policies. * American Ethnologist *In this important contribution to the anthropology of postsocialist state, Julie Hemment explores the terrain of state-run youth projects in Vladimir Putin's Russia, providing a sophisticated, elaborated, and differentiated account of highly controversial projects initiated by the Kremlin in the 2000s analyzed in the context of global neoliberal forces and trends. * American Anthropologist *Hemment's book makes a strong case for the importance of continuing to think, listen, and work with one another across conventional divides, both conceptual and geopolitical. Hemment argues that it is intellectually necessary and politically imperative to challenge a resurgent Cold War rhetoric. Her book points to a way forward on both fronts.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Collaborative Possibilities, New Cold War Constraints: Ethnography in the Putin Era2. Nashi in Ideology and Practice: The Social Life of Sovereign Democracy3. Seliger 2009: "Commodify Your Talent"4. From Komsomoltsy-Dobrovoltsy to Entrepreneurial Volunteers: Technologies of Kindness5. "Arousing" Patriotism: Satire, Sincerity, and Geopolitical PlayConclusionNotesReferencesIndex
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Indiana University Press Greek Orthodox Music in Ottoman Istanbul
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book . . . is a welcome addition to the field of Greek-Ottoman studies in the nineteenth century because it offers a sustained analysis of the much neglected theme of 'Greek-Orthodox' music in the troubled and complicated late Ottoman period. * Historein *Merih Erol's investigation of Greek Orthodox constructions of identity in the final decades of the Ottoman Empire does not only open up a new venue for the debates on the modern Ottoman social history but also offers ethnomusicological perspectives for various fields of social research in other geographical areas.Greek Orthodox Music in Ottoman Istanbul broadens and renews the research field of late Ottoman and Modern Greek musical and cultural history. * Middle Eastern Studies *This is a thoroughly researched, erudite, and original examination in Ottoman-Greek studies/history, which is also relevant to broader scholarship through the connections it builds with the history of European, Byzantine, and ancient music, ethnomusicology, and cultural studies. * American Historical Review *This book is a great contribution to the fields of historical ethnomusicology, religious studies, ethnic studies, and Ottoman and Greek studies. It offers timely research during a critical period for ethnic minorities in the Middle East in general and Christians in particular as they undergo persecution and forced migration. * Journal of the American Academy of Religion *Overall, the book impresses me as a sophisticated work that avoids the standard nationalist views on the history of the Ottoman Greeks. -- Risto Pekka Pennanen * University of Tampere, Finland *Highly recommended for academic libraries. * Music Reference Services Quarterly *Table of ContentsIntroduction1. The City's Greek Orthodox: An Overview2. Liturgical Music and the Middle Class3. Confronting the Musical Past4. The Music Debate and Tradition5. Music and National Identity6. Singing and Political AllegianceConclusion
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Indiana University Press Tenement Nation
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Working Out Class and Nation in Edinburgh1. History, Heritage, and Politics in the Old TownInterlude 1: On Conservation, Community, and Class2. Depoliticizing Development: Neoliberal Urbanism and CaltongateInterlude 2: A Shop in the Canongate3. Saving the Old Town, One More Time: Ancient Concerns for Neoliberal TimesInterlude 3: Dumbiedykes4. The Politics of HomeInterlude 4: Doocots and Community Land Use in Glasgow5. Scottish Cosmopolitanism: From Neighborhood to NationConclusion: Urban Scotland, Working-Class Politics, and National FuturesReferencesIndex
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Indiana University Press Tenement Nation
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Working Out Class and Nation in Edinburgh1. History, Heritage, and Politics in the Old TownInterlude 1: On Conservation, Community, and Class2. Depoliticizing Development: Neoliberal Urbanism and CaltongateInterlude 2: A Shop in the Canongate3. Saving the Old Town, One More Time: Ancient Concerns for Neoliberal TimesInterlude 3: Dumbiedykes4. The Politics of HomeInterlude 4: Doocots and Community Land Use in Glasgow5. Scottish Cosmopolitanism: From Neighborhood to NationConclusion: Urban Scotland, Working-Class Politics, and National FuturesReferencesIndex
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Indiana University Press Militarism and Israeli Society
Book SynopsisIntends to challenge the established view that the civilian sector in Israel has been predominant over its security sector since the state's independence in 1948. This title reexamines the relationship between these sectors and provides a different view of their interactions.Trade ReviewOn the whole, this book provides a comprehensive and fresh assessment of critical perspectives of the militaristic culture present in Israel that is appropriate for the student and informed scholar alike. * British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies *Militarism and Israeli Society makes a convincing case about the security network and the power it exercises in and on Israeli society. * Journal of Palestine Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction / Oren Barak and Gabriel Sheffer1. The Study of Civil–Military Relations in Israel: A New Perspective / Oren Barak and Gabriel Sheffer2. Military Knowledge and Weak Civilian Control in the Reality of Low Intensity Conflict—The Israeli Case / Kobi Michael3. Civil Society, the Military, and National Security: The Case of Israel's Security Zone in South Lebanon / Avraham Sela4. Intractable Conflict and the Media / Yoram Peri5. Tensions between Military Service and Jewish Orthodoxy in Israel: Implications Imagined and Real / Stuart A. Cohen6. From "Obligatory Militarism" to "Contractual Militarism"—Competing Models of Citizenship / Yagil Levy, Edna Lomsky-Feder, and Noa Harel7. Shadow Lands: The Use of Land Resources for Security Needs in Israel / Amiram Oren8. "The Battle over Our Homes": Reconstructing/Deconstructing Sovereign Practices around Israel's Separation Barrier on the West Bank / Yuval Feinstein and Uri Ben-Eliezer9. The Debate over the Defense Budget in Israel / Zalman F. Shiffer10. Civilian Control over the Army in Israel and France / Samy Cohen11. The Making of Israel's Political–Security Culture / Amir Bar-Or12. The Discourses of "Psychology" and the "Normalization" of War in Contemporary Israel / Edna Lomsky-Feder and Eyal Ben-Ari13. Visual Representations of IDF Women Soldiers and "Civil-Militarism" in Israel / Chava Brownfield-Stein14. Contradictory Representation of the IDF in Cultural Texts of the 1980s / Yuval Benziman15. Military and Society since 9/11: Retrospect and Prospect / Christopher DandekerAppendix A. Israeli Ministers of Defense since 1948Appendix B. Chiefs of Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces since 1948Appendix C. Important DatesContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon
Book SynopsisMuslim-Christian co-existence through public artTrade ReviewVolk presents a wonderful narrative of key turning points in the history of modern Lebanon. . . . [A] rigorous study and a pleasure to read. * H-net Reviews *Volk's argument is relevant, interesting and worthy of praise and follow-up: thinking about Lebanese society outside confessional boxes is tragically relevant in times of sectarian warfare in Syria and beyond.40.3 2013 * British Jrnl Middle Eastern Studies *Volk's identification of subjacent gender and class issues in memorialization points the way to fertile ground for future scholarship. ... Would memorials commemorating the contributions of women or the working-class bring into question the status quo by relativizing the power of elite males? These are not questions that Memorials and Martyrs foregrounds but the book makes it much easier and more plausible to ask them. The next time somebody asks what good scholarship can do for civil society, I'll try to remember this. * Journal of Arabic Literature *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsNote on Transliteration of ArabicIntroduction1. The Politics of Memory in Lebanon: Sectarianism, Memorials, and Martyrdom2. Sculpting Independence: Competing Ceremonies and Mutilated Faces (1915-1957)3. Remembering Civil Wars: Fearless Faces and Wounded Bodies (1958-1995)4. Reconstructing while Re-destructing Lebanon: Dismembered Bodies and National Unity (1996-2003)5. Revisiting Independence and Mobilizing Resistance: Assassinations, Massacres, and Divided Memory-Scapes (2004-2006)6. Memorial Politics and National Imaginings: Possibilities and LimitsAppendix: Important DatesNotesBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Memorials and Martyrs in Modern Lebanon
Book SynopsisMuslim-Christian co-existence through public artTrade ReviewVolk presents a wonderful narrative of key turning points in the history of modern Lebanon. . . . [A] rigorous study and a pleasure to read. * H-net Reviews *Volk's argument is relevant, interesting and worthy of praise and follow-up: thinking about Lebanese society outside confessional boxes is tragically relevant in times of sectarian warfare in Syria and beyond.40.3 2013 * British Jrnl Middle Eastern Studies *Volk's identification of subjacent gender and class issues in memorialization points the way to fertile ground for future scholarship. ... Would memorials commemorating the contributions of women or the working-class bring into question the status quo by relativizing the power of elite males? These are not questions that Memorials and Martyrs foregrounds but the book makes it much easier and more plausible to ask them. The next time somebody asks what good scholarship can do for civil society, I'll try to remember this. * Journal of Arabic Literature *Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsNote on Transliteration of ArabicIntroduction1. The Politics of Memory in Lebanon: Sectarianism, Memorials, and Martyrdom2. Sculpting Independence: Competing Ceremonies and Mutilated Faces (1915-1957)3. Remembering Civil Wars: Fearless Faces and Wounded Bodies (1958-1995)4. Reconstructing while Re-destructing Lebanon: Dismembered Bodies and National Unity (1996-2003)5. Revisiting Independence and Mobilizing Resistance: Assassinations, Massacres, and Divided Memory-Scapes (2004-2006)6. Memorial Politics and National Imaginings: Possibilities and LimitsAppendix: Important DatesNotesBibliographyIndex
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University of Notre Dame Press The Coming of the Celts AD 1860
Book SynopsisWho are the Celts, and what does it mean to be Celtic? In this book, Caoimhín De Barra focuses on nationalists in Ireland and Wales between 1860 and 1925, a time period when people in these countries came to identify themselves as Celts. De Barra chooses to examine Ireland and Wales because, of the six so-called Celtic nations, these two were the furthest apart in terms of their linguistic, religious, and socioeconomic differences. The Coming of the Celts, AD 1860 is divided into three parts. The first concentrates on the emergence of a sense of Celtic identity and the ways in which political and cultural nationalists in both countries borrowed ideas from one another in promoting this sense of identity. The second part follows the efforts to create a more formal relationship between the Celtic countries through the Pan-Celtic movement; the subsequent successes and failures of this movement in Ireland and Wales are compared and contrasted. Finally, the book discusses the publiTrade Review"As a way of imagining a collective cultural and political identity, insular Celticism is essentially a phenomenon of the second half of the nineteenth century—the title of Caoimhín De Barra’s The Coming of the Celts, AD 1860 is provocatively witty but accurate. In his finely researched and lucidly written study, De Barra details the rise, ebb, and flow of the idea of a common Celtic identity linking Ireland and Wales." —The New York Review of Books"At the core of this deeply researched book is an original study of how Wales became part of the Irish nationalist imagination—both as inspiration and reproach—from the late nineteenth century to the creation of the Irish Free State and beyond. It sheds valuable new light on the transnational influences on Irish nationalism by exploring the interactions between nationalists in Ireland and Wales, and it uses these two historical case studies skillfully to illuminate wider debates about the role of language in modern nationalism." —Paul O’Leary, Aberystwyth University"The Coming of the Celts places the political and cultural nationalist campaigns of the Irish and Welsh into dialogue with one another, offering readers a fresh perspective on the turn of the twentieth century. De Barra significantly enhances our appreciation for the numerous cross-currents in play and provides readers with a plausible explanation for the waxing and waning of the Pan-Celtic impulse on both sides of the Irish Sea. Grounded in contemporary correspondence and press sources, this work expands our understanding of pan-nationalist invention at a seminal moment in the history of British-Irish relations." —Timothy G. McMahon, author of Grand Opportunity: The Gaelic Revival and Irish Society, 1893–1910"Engagingly written, well researched and grounded in both Irish and Welsh language sources, this is an important and much needed study that usefully reframes the history of Irish and Welsh nationalism. Moving beyond the bilateral relationship with an English 'Other,' De Barra’s exploration of the ideological interconnections and limitations of Celtic identity in Ireland and Wales is compelling and insightful." —John S. Ellis, University of Michigan-Flint“This book is an important piece of original research and it makes a solid contribution to the fields of Irish studies, Celtic studies, and political science. The contribution is its attempt to connect Welsh and Irish nationalism which, to my knowledge, has not been done explicitly by others in these fields. Thus, its focus on cultural issues and their connection to politics make the book unique. It is exceptionally informative, clear, and well-written.” —Kurt Jefferson, Westminster College“. . . a significant contribution to understanding the cultural and political affinities, exchanges and differences between Ireland and Wales during a crucial time.” —Books Ireland"In this exhaustively researched and absorbing book, De Barra (Drew) explores the problematic nature of the word Celtic as it applied to the populations of Ireland and Wales before and after 1860. . . . De Barra’s conclusion that the ethnic sense of national identity characterized by being Celtic may soon become disentangled by immigration and a focus on civic participation is timely indeed." —ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Coming of the Celts 2. A Celtic Paradise 3. Celts, Catholics, Criminals 4. Gathering the Clans 5. Protestants Playing Pagans 6. Dancing to a Different Tune 7. Bringing the Moon and Mars Together 8. Celtic Heroes and Villains 9. The Search for a Welsh Sinn Féin Conclusion Bibliography
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University of Notre Dame Press Ghosts of the Somme
Book SynopsisOnce assumed to be a driver or even cause of conflict, commemoration during Ireland''s Decade of Centenaries came to occupy a central place in peacebuilding efforts. The inclusive and cross-communal reorientation of commemoration, particularly of the First World War, has been widely heralded as signifying new forms of reconciliation and a greater maturity in relationships between Ireland and the UK and between Unionists and Nationalists in Northern Ireland. In this study, Jonathan Evershed interrogates the particular and implicitly political claims about the nature of history, memory, and commemoration that define and sustain these assertions, and explores some of the hidden and countervailing transcripts that underwrite and disrupt them. Drawing on two years of ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Belfast, Evershed explores Ulster Loyalist commemoration of the Battle of the Somme, its conflicted politics, and its confrontation with official commemorative discourse and practice durinTrade Review"In providing an incisive thick description of the centennial commemorations of the decimation of the 36th (Ulster) Division at the Battle of the Somme—a foundation myth of Ulster unionism—Jonathan Evershed deftly reveals how grassroots remodeling of Protestant-Loyalist social remembrance feeds into a culture war, which continues to unsettle Northern Ireland in a charged political climate that has too-readily been hailed as ‘post-conflict.'" —Guy Beiner, author of Remembering the Year of the French: Irish Folk History and Social Memory"Jonathan Evershed’s work demonstrates the value of an ethnographical study of commemorative practices in a divided society. Significantly, he engages with Loyalist social memory on its own terms, bringing intellectual curiosity and openness to his subject. This allows Evershed to provide a deeper understanding of the role of commemoration in the construction and assertion of Protestant, Unionist, and Loyalist identity and illustrates the multiple ways in which recourse to the past is freighted with the politics and economics of the present." —Roisín Higgins, Teesside University"The author draws on a theoretical framework strongly influenced by Jacques Derrida and locates his work in debates about memory . . . most of the book is centered around interviews with those invoived in loyalist commemoration and the author's own experience of these. . . . Evershed's book provides a template that other scholars should follow as they interrogate the diverse commemorative agendas of our centenary decade." —History Ireland"A rich, vivid, complex analysis, at once both empathetic and critical, that provides real insight into the contradictions of working-class loyalism, the invented tradition of the Somme commemorations as a central element of the 'culture war' of 'post-conflict' Northern Ireland, and the difficulties and possibilities of social transformation in the landscape of the post-industrial city." —Mark McGovern, Edge Hill University“. . . a thoughtful and provocative exploration of Loyalist discourses of memory in the new (post-Belfast Agreement) Northern Ireland. . . there is no denying that Evershed has written something introspective and unique.” —Irish Political Studies“For Evershed, it is important to understand what commemoration means to people who feel left behind, people who feel that the past was far better than an uncertain future. . . . The result is a book well-worth reading.” —Slugger O’TooleTable of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Tables List of Acronyms Introduction 1. (Re)theorising Commemoration 2. ‘What does it mean to follow a ghost?’: Locating ‘the field’ and the ethics of empathy 3. Policy, peacebuilding and ‘the past’ during the Decade of Centenaries 4. Peace as Defeat: Loyalism and ‘culture war’ in the ‘new’ Northern Ireland 5. ‘Our culture is their bravery’: Commemoration and the ‘culture war’ 6. The Golden Age: Memory work and Loyalism’s conflicted hauntology 7. Dupes no more? Loyalist commemoration and the politics of peacebuilding Postscript: All changed, changed utterly? Bibliography
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University of Notre Dame Press The Identitarians
Book SynopsisThe Identitarians are a quickly growing ethnocultural transnational movement that, in diverse forms, originated in France and Italy and has spread into southern, central, and northern Europe. This timely and important study presents the first book-length analysis of this anti-globalist and anti-Islamic movement. José Pedro Zúquete, one of the leading experts in this field, studies intellectuals, social movements, young activists, and broader trends to demonstrate the growing strength and alliances among these once disparate groups fighting against perceived Islamic encroachment and rising immigration. The Identitarian intellectual and activist uprising has been a source of inspiration beyond Europe, and Zúquete ties the European experience to the emerging American Alt Right, in the limelight for their support of President Trump and recent public protests on university campuses across the United States.Zúquete presents the multifaceted Identitarian movement on its own terms. HTrade Review“The Identitarian movement represents a serious challenge to contemporary Western democracies, though it remains mysterious to most political observers. With The Identitarians, José Pedro Zúquete has established himself as the world’s leading expert on the subject. Thorough, dispassionate, and readable, The Identitarians helps us make sense of this disruptive political moment. It will be the most useful and important resource on this subject for many years to come.” —George Hawley, University of Alabama"The Identitarians: The Movement against Globalism and Islam in Europe describes the Identitarians as a 'quickly growing ethnocultural transnational movement that, in diverse forms, originated in France and Italy and has spread into southern, central, and northern Europe' at the beginning of the 2000s." —The Week"José Pedro Zúquete provides a clear, thorough understanding of the Identitarian movement: its origins, its connections to other political/ideological traditions and movements, its beliefs, and the actions its members have taken. It breaks new ground by offering a comprehensive look at a phenomenon that is ongoing and constantly changing. I believe this book will become the standard reference for the Identitarian movement in Europe for a few years and, depending on developments in the movement and Europe more broadly, perhaps longer." —Ian Reifowitz, SUNY Empire State College“The book aims to let Identitarians talk with their own voices about how they perceive the threats to Europe. José Pedro Zúquete is one of the leading experts in this field and uses an impressive variety of sources in several languages.” —Carlos de la Torre, University of Kentucky“From this perspective, Zúquete offers a highly analytical account of the Identitarian movement in Europe—a movement that is diverse in terms of its composition but united by its call for actions aimed at defending Europe’s identity, integrity, and distinctiveness.” —Choice"José Pedro Zúquete's The Identitarians: The Movement against Globalism and Islam in Europe is the definitive book on the Identitarian movement." —Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today“Zúquete’s book describes the historical development of this movement and provides thorough detail of the people who have propagated these views (mostly) across mainland Europe (especially in France and Italy).” —Process North"[Zuquete's] coverage of the major players in the Identitarian movement is comprehensive and his analysis is superlative. His book will be of great interest to those people who want to know more about a movement whose impact is likely to increase in the years ahead." —The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies"José Pedro Zúquete does us all a service in this detailed, scholarly examination of what one strand of the European right, the ‘Identitarians’, do and think." —The Irish Catholic
£27.90
University of Notre Dame Press The Identitarians
Book SynopsisThe Identitarians investigates the far-right anti-globalist and anti-Islamic movement on both sides of the Atlantic.Trade Review“The Identitarian movement represents a serious challenge to contemporary Western democracies, though it remains mysterious to most political observers. With The Identitarians, José Pedro Zúquete has established himself as the world’s leading expert on the subject. Thorough, dispassionate, and readable, The Identitarians helps us make sense of this disruptive political moment. It will be the most useful and important resource on this subject for many years to come.” —George Hawley, University of Alabama"The Identitarians: The Movement against Globalism and Islam in Europe describes the Identitarians as a 'quickly growing ethnocultural transnational movement that, in diverse forms, originated in France and Italy and has spread into southern, central, and northern Europe' at the beginning of the 2000s." —The Week"José Pedro Zúquete provides a clear, thorough understanding of the Identitarian movement: its origins, its connections to other political/ideological traditions and movements, its beliefs, and the actions its members have taken. It breaks new ground by offering a comprehensive look at a phenomenon that is ongoing and constantly changing. I believe this book will become the standard reference for the Identitarian movement in Europe for a few years and, depending on developments in the movement and Europe more broadly, perhaps longer." —Ian Reifowitz, SUNY Empire State College“The book aims to let Identitarians talk with their own voices about how they perceive the threats to Europe. José Pedro Zúquete is one of the leading experts in this field and uses an impressive variety of sources in several languages.” —Carlos de la Torre, University of Kentucky“From this perspective, Zúquete offers a highly analytical account of the Identitarian movement in Europe—a movement that is diverse in terms of its composition but united by its call for actions aimed at defending Europe’s identity, integrity, and distinctiveness.” —Choice"José Pedro Zúquete's The Identitarians: The Movement against Globalism and Islam in Europe is the definitive book on the Identitarian movement." —Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today“Zúquete’s book describes the historical development of this movement and provides thorough detail of the people who have propagated these views (mostly) across mainland Europe (especially in France and Italy).” —Process North"[Zuquete's] coverage of the major players in the Identitarian movement is comprehensive and his analysis is superlative. His book will be of great interest to those people who want to know more about a movement whose impact is likely to increase in the years ahead." —The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies"José Pedro Zúquete does us all a service in this detailed, scholarly examination of what one strand of the European right, the ‘Identitarians’, do and think." —The Irish Catholic
£22.49
University of Notre Dame Press Identity and Nationalism in Modern Argentina
Book SynopsisExplores the origins and development of Argentina's two forms of nationalism by linking nationalist thought to ongoing debates over Argentine identity. Part I considers the period before 1930, examining the emergence and spread of new essentialist ideas of national identity. Part II analyses the rise of nationalist movements after 1930.Trade Review“Jeane DeLaney thoroughly succeeds in showing the impact of different kinds of nationalisms throughout the twentieth century in Argentina.” —María Rosa Olivera-Williams, author of El arte de crear lo femenino"Identity and Nationalism in Modern Argentina studies the tension between two kinds of nationalism in Argentina: ethnic nationalism and civic nationalism—and the triumph of the latter over the former. The novelty of this study is the chronological framework, from the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, that Jeane DeLaney employs. This temporal arc, which includes the violence of the last military dictatorship, is to my judgment, the most salient feature of the book." —Marisa González de Oleaga, National University of Distance Education, Madrid “Drawing on the classic virtues of intellectual history, Jeane DeLaney’s painstakingly researched history of nationalism in postcolonial Argentina explores the seeming paradox of a multi-ethnic nation in search of a homogenous ethno-national identity. Identity and Nationalism in Modern Argentina is an important contribution to the history of Argentina as well as the global history of nationalism.” —Michael Goebel, author of Argentina’s Partisan Past"In this intellectual history Delaney argues that both left- and right-wing forms of Argentine nationalism share roots in 19th-century German Romanticism, particularly in what she calls the 'organic ethno-cultural community.' . . . Delaney's genealogy of Argentine nationalisms (elitist and popular) and of a ser nacional ('national essence') spans most of the 20th century and discusses a long list of prominent intellectuals." —ChoiceThis excellent book argues that Argentine nationalism has two historical strands. A left wing, socially inclusive thread had its origins in early twentieth-century socialist and anarchist movements, and became the inspiration for mid-twentieth century (and early twenty-first century) Peronism... This is the best synthesis of nationalist thought and action I’ve read. -National Identities
£87.55
University of Notre Dame Press Identity and Nationalism in Modern Argentina
Book SynopsisExplores the origins and development of Argentina's two forms of nationalism by linking nationalist thought to ongoing debates over Argentine identity. Part I considers the period before 1930, examining the emergence and spread of new essentialist ideas of national identity. Part II analyses the rise of nationalist movements after 1930.Trade Review“Jeane DeLaney thoroughly succeeds in showing the impact of different kinds of nationalisms throughout the twentieth century in Argentina.” —María Rosa Olivera-Williams, author of El arte de crear lo femenino"Identity and Nationalism in Modern Argentina studies the tension between two kinds of nationalism in Argentina: ethnic nationalism and civic nationalism—and the triumph of the latter over the former. The novelty of this study is the chronological framework, from the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, that Jeane DeLaney employs. This temporal arc, which includes the violence of the last military dictatorship, is to my judgment, the most salient feature of the book." —Marisa González de Oleaga, National University of Distance Education, Madrid “Drawing on the classic virtues of intellectual history, Jeane DeLaney’s painstakingly researched history of nationalism in postcolonial Argentina explores the seeming paradox of a multi-ethnic nation in search of a homogenous ethno-national identity. Identity and Nationalism in Modern Argentina is an important contribution to the history of Argentina as well as the global history of nationalism.” —Michael Goebel, author of Argentina’s Partisan Past"In this intellectual history Delaney argues that both left- and right-wing forms of Argentine nationalism share roots in 19th-century German Romanticism, particularly in what she calls the 'organic ethno-cultural community.' . . . Delaney's genealogy of Argentine nationalisms (elitist and popular) and of a ser nacional ('national essence') spans most of the 20th century and discusses a long list of prominent intellectuals." —ChoiceThis excellent book argues that Argentine nationalism has two historical strands. A left wing, socially inclusive thread had its origins in early twentieth-century socialist and anarchist movements, and became the inspiration for mid-twentieth century (and early twenty-first century) Peronism... This is the best synthesis of nationalist thought and action I’ve read. -National Identities
£31.50
University of Notre Dame Press Derry City
Book SynopsisExamines Catholic Derry from the turn of the twentieth century to the end of the start of the Troubles. Plotting the relationships between community memory and historic change, Margo Shea provides a nuanced account of the cultural, political, and social history of Derry using research, oral histories, landscape analysis, and public speeches.Trade Review“This is indeed an original study that makes a significant contribution not only to the recent political and cultural history of the city of Derry, but it is also an interesting contribution to the literature on the politics of memory in Ireland as pioneered by writers such as Guy Beiner and Mary Daly.” —Ciaran Brady, author of Shane O'Neill“Though this particular area of inquiry is covered widely by historians, none in my survey of the literature have the depth, or breadth, of Derry City.” —Andrea Simpson, author of The Tie That Binds“Mapping an urban memoryscape to reveal a rich tapestry of traditions, Derry City is a sparkling demonstration of the value of public history.” —Guy Beiner, author of Forgetful Remembrance“Derry City reveals in heartbreaking and stunning detail how memory, in all of its multiple forms, serves as screen, catalyst, and infrastructure for our understanding of the Troubles—and how they continue to shape the present moment. A must-read for all still consumed by this not-so-distant past. —James E. Young, author of The Stages of Memory"Shea explores how Derry Catholics, despite being subordinated and repressed, first by the British and then by the Northern Ireland government after 1922, retained and actively expressed a nationalist cultural identity based on historical memories and family and community traditions. . . . This well-researched book is an important contribution to the study of Derry and to historical memory more broadly." —Choice"[This] account compels me not just because of my own history as a child of the Troubles, but also because of how it reinforces Shea’s uniqueness as an historian who gives ordinary voices their due." —The Typescript
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University of Notre Dame Press Faith Nationalism and the Future of Liberal
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The four writers of Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy, all of them religious, are unusually frank in recognizing the possible affinities between their religions and a nationalist politics. At the same time, they are wonderfully (and thankfully) persuasive in providing an account of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism that can stand alongside and support liberal democracy." —Michael Walzer, author of The Paradox of Liberation "A timely, constructive, and empirically grounded exploration of the tensions among religion, identity, and liberal democracy in the United States and around the world." —Robert D. Putnam, co-author of American Grace"Engaging and insightful, Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy helps us recognize the striking patterns of dangerous nationalisms that threaten to divide humanity and distort democracy around the globe. The authors' comparative perspective helps us see our own context in a clearer light, and the activist reading of history and the present ask us, as readers and people of faith, to take action." —Jeannine Hill Fletcher, author of The Sin of White Supremacy“This is a solid, timely book on a surprisingly neglected topic: the religious views and responses to the rise across the West of national populism. It succeeds at being both a scholarly and an activist and prescriptive look at the Christian and Jewish reactions to the populist surge in the twenty-first century.” —José Pedro Zúquete, author of The Identitarians"It is vital for citizens of liberal democracies to understand the populist movements that are challenging democracy from within. By explaining how religion has been co-opted by nationalist populism, and by showing how religion can help provide an antidote to populism, this learned and insightful book helps us appreciate the dilemmas of contemporary democratic politics." —Andrew Preston, author of Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith"Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy is an impassioned defense of the sane and sound forms of religion that engender and protect democracy, human rights, and love of neighbor. It is obviously a labor of love produced by those who have lived their lives in support of those values that will mend our broken world." —Jim Winkler, president and general secretary, National Council of Churches"Faith, Nationalism, and the Future of Liberal Democracy . . . impart[s] a cogent, academic, and rich way of understanding how religion has been turned political weapon; it gives significant advice about what to do to address the problem . . . [and] explains how religious claims have been warped and understood to be more about belonging than believing." —Foreword Reviews (starred review)"In this trenchant analysis, Elcott . . . teams up with other researchers to explore the ways religion impacts politics in the U.S. and Europe. . . . This is a startling reminder of the insidious potential of religious identity being overtaken by extremist political forces." —Publishers Weekly"Elcott and his colleagues are to be commended for lobbying that religion, when properly practiced, exposes “divisions between 'us' and 'them' ” not as appeals to purity but exercises in apostasy. Hope, not fear, thus paves the way forward." —The Journal Gazette“Elcott and his colleagues . . . offer a broad perspective on how religious faith has been misused in the development of national identities. In rich, complex prose, the authors provide examples of how religion has been used for both good and evil in the development of nation states. Indeed, the authors are stark in highlighting the ways in which religious belief has been weaponized to promote intolerance and disenfranchisement.” —The Arlington Catholic Herald"Elcott and his coauthors have come together across religious and cultural divides and exemplified a clear commitment to liberal democracy. Their work challenges faith leaders and laypersons alike to do the same and join together across seemingly insurmountable boundaries to work towards a global emphasis on human rights and dignity for all people. " —Reading Religion"This book is a useful primer on how authoritarian leaders manipulate religion to encourage human division, tribalism, and nationalism and how religion offers the means to promote liberal democracy." —ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Why We Write 1. Facing Liberal Democracy’s Challenge: Why We Highlight The Role Of Religious Identity In Populist Nationalist Movements 2. How To Understand The Populism Of Europe 3. The Assault On Liberal Democracy In The United States 4. A Catholic Response To The Errors Of Catholic Nationalism 5. The Post-Holocaust Protestant Church As The Defender Of Pluralistic Democracy 6. Each Human Being As An Image Of God: A Jewish Response To Religious Nationalism Epilogue: Religious Leadership, Civil Discourse, And Democracy The Authors Bibliography Notes
£28.80
University of Notre Dame Press Religion Populism and Modernity
Book SynopsisTrade Review“At once granular and general, this thought-provoking compilation explores how the logic of White Christian nationalism operates in American and European politics today, sometimes hidden and sometimes hidden in plain sight. All too often, scholars of religion shy away from asking and answering normative questions—here they don’t.” —Ulrich Schmiedel, author of Terror und Theologie“Religion, Populism, and Modernity offers a multidisciplinary and contextually rich comparative study that moves the conversation beyond a priori assumptions and equips the reader with insights for better understanding the complexities that create and sustain White Christian nationalisms today.” —John A. Rees, author of Religion in International Politics and Development"This audacious volume offers an original and multisited perspective into the entanglements between whiteness, populism, Christianity, nationalism and secularism. By weaving threads throughout phenomena as diverse as Trumpism in the US, philosemitism in Poland or the far-right resistance to the ecological crisis, it compels us to critically address how race and coloniality are reenacted in complex and unexpected ways." —Nadia Fadil, author of Tegen Radicalisering"A useful collection of chapters by a group of very accomplished scholars. Each presents an authoritative account of their topic." — Party PoliticsTable of ContentsIntroduction to Meditations on Religion, Populism and Modernity: The Cultural Logic of White Christian Nationalisms by Atalia Omer and Joshua Lupo 1. Religious Nationalism and Right-Wing Populism: Trumpism and Beyond by Philip Gorski 2. Zombie Nationalism: The Sexual Politics of White Evangelical Christian Nihilism by Jason A. Springs 3. Re-Narrating the Past: The Case of ‘Modern’ ‘White’ ‘American’ Catholics by Scott Appleby 4. Constructing ‘Religion,’ Performing ‘The People’: Political Theology and the Paradox of Popular Sovereignty by Richard Amesbury 5. Anti/Philosemitism, Religion, and the Logic of Ethnic Nationalism in Poland by Geneviève Zubrzycki 6. The Pull to the Right of the Right, Religion, and the Ecological Crisis: Evaluating a Religio-Secular Perspective through a Reading of Bruno Latour’s Late Work by Yolande Jansen and Jasmijn Leeuwenkamp 7. Which Populism, Which Christianity? by Sindre Bangstad 8. Going Rogue on Islam: Derrida’s Muslim Hauntology & Nationalism’s Specters by Ebrahim Moosa
£87.55
University of Notre Dame Press Religion Populism and Modernity
Book SynopsisTrade Review“At once granular and general, this thought-provoking compilation explores how the logic of White Christian nationalism operates in American and European politics today, sometimes hidden and sometimes hidden in plain sight. All too often, scholars of religion shy away from asking and answering normative questions—here they don’t.” —Ulrich Schmiedel, author of Terror und Theologie“Religion, Populism, and Modernity offers a multidisciplinary and contextually rich comparative study that moves the conversation beyond a priori assumptions and equips the reader with insights for better understanding the complexities that create and sustain White Christian nationalisms today.” —John A. Rees, author of Religion in International Politics and Development"This audacious volume offers an original and multisited perspective into the entanglements between whiteness, populism, Christianity, nationalism and secularism. By weaving threads throughout phenomena as diverse as Trumpism in the US, philosemitism in Poland or the far-right resistance to the ecological crisis, it compels us to critically address how race and coloniality are reenacted in complex and unexpected ways." —Nadia Fadil, author of Tegen Radicalisering"A useful collection of chapters by a group of very accomplished scholars. Each presents an authoritative account of their topic." — Party PoliticsTable of ContentsIntroduction to Meditations on Religion, Populism and Modernity: The Cultural Logic of White Christian Nationalisms by Atalia Omer and Joshua Lupo 1. Religious Nationalism and Right-Wing Populism: Trumpism and Beyond by Philip Gorski 2. Zombie Nationalism: The Sexual Politics of White Evangelical Christian Nihilism by Jason A. Springs 3. Re-Narrating the Past: The Case of ‘Modern’ ‘White’ ‘American’ Catholics by Scott Appleby 4. Constructing ‘Religion,’ Performing ‘The People’: Political Theology and the Paradox of Popular Sovereignty by Richard Amesbury 5. Anti/Philosemitism, Religion, and the Logic of Ethnic Nationalism in Poland by Geneviève Zubrzycki 6. The Pull to the Right of the Right, Religion, and the Ecological Crisis: Evaluating a Religio-Secular Perspective through a Reading of Bruno Latour’s Late Work by Yolande Jansen and Jasmijn Leeuwenkamp 7. Which Populism, Which Christianity? by Sindre Bangstad 8. Going Rogue on Islam: Derrida’s Muslim Hauntology & Nationalism’s Specters by Ebrahim Moosa
£25.19
